HHM Special Engagement event planned for November, featuring The Saturday Giant

Did you enjoy the music lineup of Hell’s Half Mile’s ninth year? Of course you did. Well, the owners of Chet’s Corner Bar are owed some thanks for that, as they were co-sponsors for the abundance of great acts we had this past September. In particular, they sponsored the Detroit Party Marching Band’s New Orleans-style second […]

Filmmaker Guests at HHM 9

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the best parts about the festival weekend is that we not only show films from great independent filmmakers, but we actually bring in a selection of special guests from the film to share their experiences with us in making the films. This year we are honored to be hosting a number of guest […]

Detroit’s Jamaican Queens to Kick Off Music for HHM9

What better group to kick off the music side of the Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival than this sensory-stimulating trio?  Jamaican Queens—vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ryan Spencer, guitarist/bassist Adam Pressley and drummer Ryan Clancy—deal in nuanced and trippy electro pop that is as catchy as it is experimental, merging disparate styles into an infectious concoction. Frequently bittersweet […]